PCB Piezotronics, Inc. - Product Announcements

PCB's new line of high temperature pressure sensors, cabling, and signal conditioning were developed specifically for Gas Turbine Instability measurements. These demanding measurements require highly accurate and reliable sensing technologies in extreme temperature conditions! (read more)

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., has aggressively lowered the price of their high-quality low profile and rod end style load cell sensors and at the same time improved their stock program designed to provide customers immediate delivery, thus creating the best overall value for customers. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics announces its new Lifetime Warranty Plus! This new warranty protects your investment in PCB transducers with lifetime replacement and a money back guarantee. So when budgets are tight and you have to buy new transducers count on PCB's wide array of vibration, acoustic, pressure, load, torque transducers and new Lifetime Warranty Plus to best stretch your dollars... (read more)

Larson Davis, a division of PCB Piezotronics, Introduces the new Model 831 Integrating Sound Level Meter, the latest generation of Larson Davis SLM products. This state of the art SLM has many advanced features that help make taking noise measurements easier and more reliable than ever before. (read more)

The new Model 600A13 High Temperature industrial grade accelerometer from the IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) outputs a standard 100 mV/g (10.2 mV/(m/s²)) acceleration signal from its integral charge converter, allowing it to be used with conventional ICP® sensor signal conditioners and data collection equipment. (read more)

Depew, NY, USA – PCB Piezotronics, Inc., introduces a broad range of Strain Gage Dual Bridge Load Cells specifically for airframe structural test applications. PCB^® Series 1200 includes a dual output feature that offers sensor redundancy and the ability to provide control feedback from one sensor while the other is used for data acquisition. These load... (read more)

The IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) has released the patented Model 682A05 Bearing Fault Detector (US Patent 6,889,553), an industry exclusive, which senses impacts within rolling element bearings caused by bearing faults. This type of detection provides early warning of typical bearing faults. (read more)

PCB® Piezotronics, Inc. offers a wide range of Modally Tuned® impact hammers for: modal analysis, structural testing, automotive design, impulse, response, resonance determination, laboratory design test evaluation, and civil structure health determinations. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., introduces a new series of MEMS shock accelerometers. PCB® Series 3991/3501 MEMS shock accelerometers represent state-of-the-art industry technology for miniature, high-amplitude, DC response acceleration sensors, capable of measuring long duration transient motion, as well as responding to and surviving extremely fast rise times typical of high-g shock events. (read more)

PCB Automotive Sensors Division introduces Series 5400 Wheel Force Transducers (WFT), for road load data acquisition applications. Designed as rugged one-piece units that mount between the vehicle hub and the wheel rim, these units deliver highly accurate measurements and superior performance in a durable water-resistant package. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics, Inc., introduces Model 1621-02A S-Type Load Cell, designed for precision measurement in multi-cycle, high repetition automotive component and system test applications. Housed in stainless steel, this extremely rugged sensor offers a measurement range of 1,000 lb (4.45 kN); 500% full scale overload protection in both compression and tension. (read more)

PCB Automotive Sensors Division introduces Series 5300D TORKDISC^® In-line Rotary Torque Sensor Systems designed for test applications requiring a robust rotary torque transducer where axial space is at a premium. Onboard, the transducer is a field proven electronic module that converts the torque signals into a high-speed digital representation. (read more)

The IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB^®) has released the industry exclusive Model 699A02, a portable, lightweight, battery powered industrial handheld shaker, designed to conveniently verify accelerometer and vibration system performance, as well as confirm the operation of interconnecting cables, switching devices and monitoring systems. (read more)

The Automotive Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) has announced the debut of a series of high sensitivity, DC response triaxial accelerometers, ideal for a variety of NVH and vehicle durability measurements in automotive and off-highway applications. (read more)

The Modal Shop, A PCB Group Company, announces the SmartShaker™, a revolutionary innovation in electro-dynamic excitation. The models K2004E01 and K2007E01 are four and seven pound force exciters, respectively, that eliminate the bulk, weight and aggravation of the traditional companion 19 inch rack-mount power amplifiers by integrating solid st... (read more)

PCB Piezotronics (PCB^®) has introduced Model 478A30, a 3-channel DC sensor signal conditioner with selectable gain. This model is designed to be compatible with new Series 3991/3993 high amplitude 20,000 g MEMS DC response shock accelerometers, and providing the end user with a MEMS-based high-g shock measurement system, with frequency range from DC to 150k Hz. (read more)

For general purpose force measurements; modal analysis force inputs; drop & impact testing; material fracture; mechanical impedance; tensile testing; biomechanics; materials testing; fatigue testing

• Measure dynamic and quasi-static forces
• Full-scale compression ranges from 10 to 5000 lb (45 to 22k N)
• Single axis-low cost

PCB Piezetronics, Inc. has introduced a full compliment of modern, prepolarized microphone designs, powered by a 2-20 mA signal conditioner and standard coaxial cables. This easy to use design is extremely popular due to its significant savings in power supplies and cabling. (read more)

New piezoelectric force sensors from PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) are well suited for multi-cycle, high repetition automotive and component test applications. Dynamic quartz force sensors are extremely rigid, allowing high repeatability and over range protection required for automotive and component testing. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) has announced the release of a new 4-page, full-color capabilities brochure, entitled, "Intrinsically Safe, Industrial Dynamic ICP® Pressure Sensors." The brochure highlights specific sensor and instrumentation available for pressure monitoring, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and control applications in hazardous factory environments. (read more)

Series M240 ICP® Strain Sensors and Model 410A01 ICP® signal conditioner from PCB Piezotronics, Inc., utilize piezoelectric sensing elements to indirectly measure dynamic and quasi-static stress forces on machinery structures. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) has introduced Model 357A19, a very miniature charge output accelerometer, designed for performing shock and vibration studies in space-restricted locations and on small, lightweight structures. The unit occupies a 0.11 x 0.16 x 0.27 inch (2.8 x 4.1 x 6.9 mm) envelope, and weighs a mere 0.007 ounces (0.20 grams). (read more)

The Automotive Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB^®) has announced release of the industry's first IEC-compliant high temperature acoustic measurement system, Model 378B02, a combined prepolarized ICP® microphone and preamplifier, which allows for high temperature automotive acoustic testing to +120 °C, and eliminating the need for high-priced probe microphones. (read more)

Model 485B36 offers the low noise performance found in battery powered signal conditioners, but obtains its power from a computer's Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. Besides providing the sensor with the required constant current supply, the 485B36 decouples the sensors bias voltage from the measurement signals. (read more)

PCB Piezotronics, Inc. introduces a sealed, watertight, integral cable assembly that ensures signal fidelity is not compromised due to liquid ingress. Available on many PCB® sensors, this alternative sealing technique is extremely valuable when used in gearboxes, transmissions, flow tubes and valves, and sealed chemical reactors with mixers. (read more)